RedFM SHL : Ballyhea 1-15 Newcestown 0-15 at Ballyhea .

Ballyhea returned to winning ways in the RedFM senior hurling league today defeating old rivals Newcestown in the first meeting at senior level between the two clubs . Early exchanges were tight and at the end of the first quarter we held a slender lead 0-6 to 0-5 with 3 points each from John Morrissey and Maurice O'Sullivan . The crucial score in the game came in the 22nd minute when Mikey Browne found Stephen Dennehy who in turn passed on to Dean Copps who cleverly set up Maurice O'Sullivan to finish to the net with aplomb . The visitors hit the though bounced back with the next 5 points to help them lead 0-14 to 1-9 at half time .Ballyhea started well in the second half and three early points from Maurice O'Sullivan (2) and John Morrisey put us back in the lead . The visitors were wasteful in the second half with 9 wides and hit their solitary second half score in the 42nd minute from a free . Ballyhea finished with 3 points in the closing quarter to secure an important result on the run in to the championship . Scorers . Maurice O'Sullivan 1-9 (4 fr, 1 x 65, 1 x s line ), John Morrissey 0-4, Gavin Morrissey 0-1, Jonathon O'Sullivan 0-1. Team: Mikey Browne , Kevin Copps , Michael Morrissey , Trevor O'Sullivan , James Hennessey , Barry Coleman , Stephen Dennehy , Dean Copps , Liam O'Connor , Christopher Hanley , Maurice O'Sullivan , Jonathon McCarthy , John Morrissey , Gavin Morrissey , Jonathon O'Sullivan .subs : Eddie Rea (used), Daniel Relihan (used ), David O'Riordan, Ryan Hanley, Niall Crowley, James O'Leary, Liam O'Shea .